Internet addiction and depression: a study among adolescents.

Objective: The goal of our study is to determine the level of Internet addiction (IA) in adolescents by utilizing the IA scale.

Methods: We employed two tools: the IA test (IAT) and the beck depression inventory (BDI), complemented by a sociodemographic information form, to assess IA and depression levels.

Results: A total of 201 participants were included.

Can direct bilirubin-to-lymphocyte ratio predict surgery for pediatric adhesive small bowel obstruction?

Objective: Estimating which patients might require surgical intervention is crucial. Patients with complete bowel obstructions exhibit disrupted enterohepatic cycles of bile and bacteremia due to bacterial translocation. The goal of this study was to develop a prediction index using laboratory inflammatory data to identify patients who may need surgery.

Protective effects of Passiflora Incarnata on ischemia-reperfusion injury in testicular torsion: an experimental study in a rat model.

Objective: The current study aimed to explore the potential protective effect of Passiflora Incarnata L., (PI) in treating IR injury after testicular torsion in rats.

Materials And Methods: This research investigated the impact of PI on IR damage in male Wistar albino rats.

Evaluation of Hematological Parameters of Children Diagnosed with COVID-19: Single-Center Experience.

Objective: Although many pediatric studies on children infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been published, the diagnosis, clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and treatment of COVID-19 in children are still unclear.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted with an aim to examine the hematological findings of symptomatic pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in May 2020 at the Pandemic Hospital in Dicle University. Patient records were evaluated retrospectively.

Evaluation of children and adolescent with cystic fibrosis by pancreatic elastography.

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessively inherited disease. Clinical findings vary by age of the patient, the organ systems involved, and the severity of the CFTR gene mutation. Pancreatic and liver involvement is prominent and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is observed in the majority of patients.